Category: Grammar

What do we understand by just the word “present continuous tense”. Present means something that is happening now. Continuous means it is taking place at the time of saying the statement. Tense means time. Now, let us understand this form of tense.
When do you say, that the sentence is a present continuous tense?

It is used to describe an action that is going at the time of speaking.

EXAMPLE-

1. I am writing.
2. She is reading.
3. The batsman is hitting sixes.

present continuous tense

It can also be used for a temporary action that might not be happening at the particular moment.

EXAMPLE-

1. I am reading mein kemf ( it means I am reading the novel these days, not now, it is in general)
2. I am writing a novel about my love story.
3. His is building a house for himself.

It is also used to talk about something that we have planned to do in future.

EXAMPLE-

1. I am going to Bangalore on coming Monday.
2. The train will be arriving at 7:00 am.
3. My uncle is arriving tomorrow.

We use simple present to denote a habit. But if the habit is something which persist and someone continues to do it even after all the warnings, we use present continuous tense.

EXAMPLE-

1. She is always reading a novel.
2. My dog keeps running here and there in the road.
3. His constantly eating will surely make him obese some day.

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Now, what is simple present tense.
The simple present tense is used to indicate events or statements of the following types-

To express a particular habit of an individual.

EXAMPLE

1. She drinks tea every morning.
   He goes to jogging at 5:00 AM daily.
   You must brush your teeth twice a day.

simple present tense

In order to express general truth

EXAMPLE

1. The sun rises in the east.
2. Earth revolves around the sun as well as along its own axis.
3. Fortune favors the brave.

To express things that are happening in present and an exclamatory mark is used to represent them, often beginning with here and there.

EXAMPLE-

1. Here comes the bus!
2. There goes the topper of our school!
3. Here comes the superstar!

While narrating something, simple present often gets used as a substitute for the simple past.

EXAMPLE-

1. And then enters arman, with all his charm he simply calms down ridhima.
2. He runs to save her life and in the rush loses his own.
3. She says, she hates him and they can never be together.

It is also used to express a future event that is part of a fixed time table.

EXAMPLE-

1. The next flight to America is at 3:00 am.
2. The match starts at 3:00 pm.
3. The newspaper comes at 8:00 am.

The simple present tense is also used in other ways. These are

1. To introduce a quotation, such as; he says,” blab ala blab la”.
2. Often to replace the simple future tense, in clauses of time and condition. Example- if it rains, we shall get wet.
3. Used in broadcasting or commentaries when the focus must be on the succession of happenings rather than on duration.

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